Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 260 Promotion Banquet

The next day, Wang Dao hosted a dinner to celebrate Chen Guozhong's promotion.

The directors of the private equity firm all came.

Chen Guozhong didn't come alone; he brought Apple with him.

Naturally, the men sat at one table and the women at another.

Handsome Kun exclaimed:
"Ah Zhong, your promotion speed is almost faster than mine. This is a bit outrageous."

Chen Guozhong shook his head:

"You're almost at the top of the club, and I'm just getting started."

Wang Dao looked at the two of them speechlessly:

"What police station or triad? This is a legitimate company. Don't bring in any foreigners from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)."

Handsome Kun sneered:
"If the foreigners hadn't been so inactive, would we be involved in gangs?"

“There used to be five or six triads on one street in Mong Kok, with gangs having activities every night. It makes me angry just thinking about it.”

"It's so much better now, the security in Mong Kok has improved a lot."

That's absolutely right.

With five or six gangs on one street, and gangsters who are concerned about their image, it's easy for friction to arise.

A simple question like "What are you looking at?" can spark a conflict.

There are only two traditional triads in Mong Kok right now, Hung Hing and Yi Tzu Tui, and their relationship is in a honeymoon phase. Where is there any conflict?

With no more conflicts between community groups, the security situation will definitely be much better.

Chen Guozhong smiled and said:
"That's true, our colleagues are much more relaxed now."

"However, while we are happy, some people are not."

Liang Kun sneered:
"The foreigners definitely won't agree. They only care about collecting all kinds of taxes; they don't care about the lives of the neighbors."

"Perhaps in their eyes, we are not even human beings."

Han Bin glanced at Chen Guozhong with concern, then said to Liang Kun,

"Aren't you putting Ah Zhong in a difficult position by saying that?"

Chen Guozhong smiled and shook his head:

"Ah Kun is right!"

Han Bin was taken aback.

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"I work as a police officer not for the foreigners, but for the neighborhood."

Han Bin gave a thumbs up:

"Ah Zhong, you're sharp!"

Chen Guozhong mocked:

"Foreigners really don't care about our lives, but we do."

"They want to throw Hong Kong into chaos? Dream on."

Han Bin relaxed:

"The foreigners' plans are quite shrewd. However, Mong Kok has more than just Bearded Yung; it also has Ngai Wing-hau."

"Actually, there are many challenges as well."

"Fortunately, Ni Yongxiao's energy is currently diverted, otherwise, this would still be a troublesome matter for us."

Chen Guozhong shook his head:

"No!"

“Ni Yongxiao is now free to do something.”

"You must be careful."

Han Bin frowned and said:
"how do you know?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

“Previously, James, a foreigner from the police station, was having a battle of wits with Ni Yongxiao. In the end, they both couldn’t take it anymore, so they asked me to mediate.”

"After my mediation, the two of them each took a step back and stopped targeting each other."

“Now that Ni Yongxiao has some free time, he should have the energy to handle other matters.”

Han Bin's mouth dropped open:

"Discussing the price?"

"You're going to explain the numbers to them?"

Chen Guozhong countered with:

"if not?"

Han Bin frowned and said:
"You don't need to tell us this kind of thing, do you?"

"After all, you are a superintendent at the Kowloon Police Station..."

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"I still think it's best to explain this to Ah Kun."

Han Bin looked at Chen Guozhong suspiciously:
"why?"

Chen Guozhong bluntly stated:

"Ah Kun's actions are aimed at maintaining social stability, and coincidentally, my goal is also to maintain social stability..."

He smiled,

"Don't you think that now, if something happens in Mong Kok, I can easily find the person responsible and won't give them any chance to shirk responsibility?"

“Mong Kok is divided into three parts. I’ll just go after whoever’s territory it happened in. It’s that simple.”

Han Bin was speechless.

Chen Guozhong was right, but he was still a little worried.
"You're a cop, aren't you?"

Chen Guozhong did not deny it:
"That's right, I am indeed a cop, but the problem is that whether it's me or Ah Kun, our goal is to maintain social stability."

"Judging from Ah Kun's appearance, he probably doesn't care about the gang."

"At least, he doesn't care about his own territory."

Han Bin shook his head:
"If he didn't care about his territory, could he have developed such a large influence in Mong Kok?"

Chen Guozhong curled his lip:

"With Ah Kun's abilities, if he really wanted to develop a triad, he would have become the head of Hung Hing by now!"

"Hung Hing is thriving now, and Ah Kun deserves a lot of credit for it."

"Leaving aside everything else, just consider the number of branches he established..."

“Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui East, your Kwai Tsing, your brother's Tuen Mun, Portland Street in Yau Ma Tei, Kwun Tong, Causeway Bay, Aberdeen, Yuen Long…”

"Not to mention the gangs whose strength has greatly increased because of Ah Kun."

"With such merits, if Ah Kun wanted to, would it be difficult for him to become the leader of Hung Hing?"

"What does Jiang Tianyang have to compare with A-Kun?"

Han Bin had nothing to say.

What they said is true!

Chen Guozhong said leisurely:

"Besides, when have you ever seen Ah Kun inspect his own territory?"

“Mong Kok has expanded three or four times, and he just gives the land to a bunch of big shots and never goes to inspect it.”

"This behavior makes me suspect that he wants to go far in the organization?"

"I'm not stupid!"

"Look at how other clubs do it?"

"Which other boss or leader would dare to delegate power like him?"

"That's bound to cause a scene."

"Why did Ah Kun do that?"

Han Bin sighed:

"Why else?"

"Isn't it because Ah Kun is so focused on his business?"

Liang Kun shrugs:

"It's all the foreigners' fault. If they had managed Hong Kong better, there wouldn't be so many triads."

The Way of Kings is straightforward:
"How many foreigners are there? How many Han Chinese are there?"

"How can the Westerners maintain their balance if they don't let Hong Kong become a bit chaotic?"

"If Han Chinese are of one mind, what problem do foreigners have?"

“It would be great for us if Hong Kong were managed well, but it would be very bad for them.”

"This is a fundamental contradiction."

Everyone suddenly realized.

That's truly the way of the king; his words were a wake-up call.

Upon closer reflection, it really is true.

Foreigners can only play the role of mediator and judge better if they create conflicts within Hong Kong. Otherwise, what can they do if all the Chinese don't listen to them?
They could only slink away from Hong Kong and return to Chongqing.

Chen Guozhong smiled and said:
"Well, our goals are actually the same."

Han Bin is still not giving up:

"Are you really that confident in Ah Kun?"

Chen Guozhong said solemnly:

"Ah Kun doesn't lose fans, and he doesn't seem to be thinking about competing for the top spot. Aren't those two things enough?"

Han Bin murmured:
"That's enough!"

Chen Guozhong asked in bewilderment:

"Binny, why are you targeting me?"

Liang Kun and Wang Dao suddenly burst into laughter.

Chen Guozhong asked in bewilderment:

What's going on between you two?

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Binny isn't targeting you; he's just simply envious and jealous!"

"This guy is jealous of you!"

Chen Guozhong asked, puzzled:

"Jealous of me?"

Han Bin was slightly flustered:

"Don't talk nonsense. When have I ever been jealous of Ah Zhong?"

Liang Kun said meaningfully:
"Oh!"

"So there was no jealousy after all!"

Han Bin said helplessly:
"Okay, I admit it, I'm jealous of Ah Zhong."

Chen Guozhong asked in surprise:
"Are you jealous of me?"

Liang Kun shrugs:

"When Adao set up his private equity fund, he invited him along. But in the end, he insisted on arguing with Adao about who would be in charge of the fund."

"Then he didn't get on the bus last month."

Han Bin quickly said:
"Get on the bus! Get on the bus!"

Liang Kun said disdainfully:
"You call that getting on the bus?"

"We've made a killing, what about you?"

"How much did you make?"

Han Bin was very depressed:

"I admit I spoke a little too loudly just now, Brother Kun, please forgive me."

Everyone laughed.

Liang Kun asked:

"Ah Chung, do you think there are still any problems in Mong Kok?"

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"There are some things I can't tell you, but you should prepare in advance."

"The Ni family's affairs are a powder keg. It's fine if they don't come to light, but once they do, things will get complicated."

Handsome Kun doesn't care:
"We don't care about the Ni family or anything like that; those who sell their products should all die." "If it weren't for keeping the Ni family around to fend off other product sellers..."

Chen Guozhong said solemnly:

“Ah Kun, you’re a respectable businessman, don’t keep talking about death.”

"Those things can be left to our police station."

"If we encounter any 'fans' who have crossed over from overseas, our police station welcomes your reports."

Liang Kun laughed heartily, without responding to his words.

Chen Guozhong didn't care.

Han Bin laughed and said:

"To be honest, I never thought I would be able to talk to Ah Chung calmly."

Chen Guozhong bluntly stated:

"Police officers are human too, they need friends too."

"As long as you haven't done anything illegal, you don't need to worry."

Han Bin shrugged:

"Isn't it the foreigners who call the shots when it comes to illegal things?"

Chen Guozhong reminded him:

"The foreigner competing with Ni Yongxiao is called James. He is a senior superintendent in the Special Branch. You should be careful about his attempts to win over Hung Hing."

Liang Kun said coldly:
"Hung Hing doesn't allow fans to leave. If anyone dares to leave, the family rules are no joke."

Chen Guozhong nodded slightly; he was actually quite indifferent to his association with the triads.

After all, in terms of breaking the law, the Seraphim are far more serious than these crimes.

Han Bin found Chen Guozhong more and more pleasing to the eye:
“I used to think that Ah-Chung really hated clubs.”

Chen Guozhong shook his head:

"I don't hate clubs, I just hate those guys who use their clubs to bully others."

"Especially those involved in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, counterfeiting, and forcing women into prostitution on the island..."

"It's really annoying."

Han Bin completely ignored Chen Guozhong's words. What? I smuggled weapons?
I do not smuggle weapons on the island at all!
This kind of thing can't be attributed to Han Bin, besides, he's already changed his career path.

Liang Kun shrugs:

"We all hate it."

Chen Guozhong clinked glasses with him:
"So, we can have fun together!"

Everyone laughed.

Chen Guozhong then said to Liang Kun:
"Ah Kun, congratulations on the success of another film you've made."

"Your movie is all over the newspapers now, it's incredible!"

"Has the box office reached thirteen million?"

"It hasn't been that long!"

Liang Kun laughed heartily, and said with great pride:
"The marketing department led by Ado predicts that the box office of 'The Emperor's Disciple' will reach 18 million this month."

"I didn't really believe it at first, but now I do!"

"Who knows, our company's first movie with a budget of 20 million dollars might just appear!"

Chen Guozhong asked curiously:

"How much of the 20 million box office revenue will your company get?"

Handsome Kun sighed:

"It seems like we won't get much!"

"I guess I can only get about 50 percent."

Han Bin was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment again:

"Ah Kun, don't go too far!"

"Isn't ten million in box office revenue enough?"

"I've heard that whether it's the police station or Hong An, their participation in your movies is all voluntary."

Liang Kun rolled his eyes:
"Do you think I'm so bad at interpersonal relationships?"

"I'll have to give them a big red envelope later."

"If we're really stingy, who will want to work with us in the future?"

Han Bin thought about it and agreed, but then added:

"Ten million for just one movie, I'm so envious!"

Liang Kun said magnanimously:
"Just leave the film and television company as is, as long as it doesn't lose money, or at least not too much."

"Our focus is not on this."

Han Bin was almost dying of envy!

How confident must someone be to say something like that?

But he knew very well that Leung Kwan was absolutely certain he could say that.

His private equity fund alone could make him a multi-millionaire.

That's truly enviable.

Liang Kun said seriously:
“Ah Zhong, you don’t need to worry about me going down the gang route. In fact, it’s not just me, even our gang needs to transform.”

Chen Guozhong was stunned upon hearing this, and said incredulously:
"Is such a large triad organization like Hung Hing going to transform itself?"

The Hung Hing of today is not the same as the Hung Hing of three months ago; back then, Hung Hing wasn't even a leading triad.

At that time, Hung Hing was at its peak, while Hung Hing was only a second-rate powerhouse.

Today, Hung Hing is definitely one of the top five triads.

Such a large organization is actually going to transform?
"Jiang Tianyang, who succeeded Jiang Tiansheng, has a similar business philosophy to mine."

"Be high-profile in your personal life, but low-profile in your work."

"Simply running a club is not a promising career path."

"The real future lies in doing business."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Kowloon Motor Bus Company will be established by the end of this month or the beginning of next month."

Chen Guozhong asked in surprise:
How large is this bus company?

Liang Kun casually said:
"The registered assets are probably around 50 million yuan."

Not only was Chen Guozhong startled, but even Han Bin, who knew the situation, was taken aback. The latter exclaimed:
"How can a club mobilize so much money?"

Handsome Kun shook his head:
"If only the organization had that much legitimate funding, they wouldn't need to come to me."

"Mr. Jiang initially plans to borrow 40 to 60 million from me."

Han Bin breathed a sigh of relief:

"I said so!"

Chen Guozhong frowned and said:

"Working for a bus company must be tough, right?"

Liang Kun shrugs:

"It's not that difficult, the main problem is the license."

"Then came the purchase of the buses."

"This is the biggest expense."

"The other things didn't cost much at all."

Chen Guozhong frowned and said, "I'm not a professional, but I know that to do business in Hong Kong, you have to sort out all sorts of relationships."

"Foreigners and the underworld are both indispensable!"

Handsome Kun laughed:

"That's not wrong."

"However, that's something for Mr. Jiang to consider."

Chen Guozhong thought to himself that there must be some exchange of interests involved, and there might even be a few major storms.

However, he was happy to see Hung Hing expand.

He would love for more triads like Hung Hing.

Han Bin waved:
Why bring that up?

"Why don't you pay more attention to our stocks instead?"

Han Bin was so excited that his face turned red.

"I check stock prices every day now; they've already increased tenfold."

"I sincerely hope that day will come when I can finally cash out and be safe with my money."

"Now I'm a billionaire too!"

"I'm definitely going to take out all the cash and spread it all over the bed!"

Wang Dao poured cold water on his enthusiasm:
"It's easy to withdraw millions or even tens of millions of dollars from the stock market, but if you want to withdraw all the profits from this time, the foreigners won't let you do that."

Han Bin said, quite disappointed, "Ah Dao, can't you let me be happy for a little while longer?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"It's easy to make you happy, but that's not the problem."

“Our private equity fund is very large. We can keep it hidden for the first two months, but once this deal is done, we can no longer hide it.”

Han Bin was taken aback:
"Ado, what do you mean?"

Wang Dao suddenly said:
"Congratulations everyone, you'll soon be regulars in the finance section."

Everyone was puzzled, and Wang Dao sighed:
"Given the nature of foreigners and the relentless pursuit of paparazzi, your backgrounds will soon be exposed."

"Everyone should think about how to deal with the media!"

Everyone looked at each other.

Handsome Kun is the most carefree:
"I'm used to dealing with the media every day. Let them dig as much as they want, it doesn't matter."

Chen Guozhong shrugged:

"I don't have much to say, it's just a private equity fund."

Han Binren was completely numb.

"So I'm the only one who's troublesome?"

He glanced at Liang Kun and Wang Dao, then at Chen Guozhong; the three of them looked incredibly dashing.

Han Bin said helplessly:
"Ado, can you help me?"

The Way of the King:

"My winery?!"

Han Bin quickly said:
"I've already asked a friend in Sicily to handle the negotiations. Don't worry, it'll be settled soon!"